Infographic: America’s Federal Budget & Debt Burden In 2011

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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), a non-partisan federal agency within the legislative branch of the US government, recently released an infographic detailing the US’s federal budget and debt burden through fiscal year 2011, which ended in September.

From its data, the CBO revealed that the US is currently “facing significant and fundamental budgetary challenges.” For fiscal year 2011, the federal government’s budget deficit was $1.3 trillion; making it the third-largest shortfall in the past 40 years. Check out their highly informative infographic below:


The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), a non-partisan federal agency within the legislative branch of the US government, recently released an infographic detailing the US’s federal budget and debt burden through fiscal year 2011, which ended in September.

From its data, the CBO revealed that the US is currently “facing significant and fundamental budgetary challenges.” For fiscal year 2011, the federal government’s budget deficit was $1.3 trillion; making it the third-largest shortfall in the past 40 years. Check out their highly informative infographic below:

Source: Congressional Budget Office

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